The question of 'R&D specialisation' has emerged as an issue of debate on the research policy agenda. But what is this question and why should we bother with it? The question boils down to whether, for any given geographical-political entity, there are benefits to having R&D efforts concentrated...

This study seeks to understand what motivates people to voluntarily make the switch from voting at a polling place to voting by mail. Specifically, we seek to understand whether valence appeals can convince voters to change their voting behavior. Working with the San Joaquin County (CA)...

Electoral reformers often look to the adoption of vote-by-mail as a way to increase voter turnout in American elections. Significant questions remain, however, about efficacy of the method. In California, for example, voters must explicitly register to use vote-by-mail and many have been...

Quarterly recommendations by national brokerage firms since the third quarter of 1989 provide an opportunity to compare different approaches to asset allocation. To follow a brokerage firm's recommendation every quarter is to practice tactical asset allocation. Both the length of the investor's...